Round Table »Tessellated Material Systems«

The Round Table »Tessellated Material Systems« continued the new format series accompanying the exhibition »Design Lab #13: Material Legacies« at Kunstgewerbemuseum. The Round Tables represent each of the exhibiting projects and the involved researchers and artists in a moderated dialogue with guests from different disciplines. The format brings a variety of perspectives to the exhibited works, its material legacies and entangled discourses and invites the public to engage.

On December 8 Felix Rasehorn, Lennart Eigen and John Nyakatura discussed their work with Jörg Petruschat and Alwin Cubasch. Moderated by Karola Dierichs.

Humans have always been drawn to patterns in nature. The project investigates »Tessellated Material Systems« such as the armour of armadillos and boxfish, to design and fabricate synthetic materials. Naturally-inspired motifs such as tilings and tessellations have found application as building strategies and in decoration from antiquity onwards. In the panel the participants will relate to objects of the KGM collection that employ techniques of tiling on curved surfaces. They will deconstruct how decor leads to a self-descriptiveness emphasising the object’s geometry, its aesthetic quality and functional aspects.

The event was in German and free of charge.